The Yoga Mysteries Series
Tree Pose (Vriksasana)
Egg Tempera on Gesso Panel - 16" x 12"
Viewers have asked, "Is she pregnant or fat?" I love ambiguity and how our prejudices surface when viewing art. The background pattern is appropriated from a Persian carpet.
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Hand to Foot Pose (Padahastasana)
Egg Tempera and Palladium Leaf on Gesso Panel - 10" x 8"
My yoga paintings have been criticized for their nudity and some yoga studios have actually requested that I paint gym shorts on the figures!
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Eagle Pose (Garudasana)
Egg Tempera on Gesso Panel - 9" x 6"
Although yoga originated in India, the carpet that this figure stands on is based on a Navaho rug pattern—a play on Indian (from India) and Indian (Native American). If one looks closely at the carpet a repeating eagle theme is visible.
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Triangle Pose (Trikonasana)
Egg Tempera on Gesso - 16" x 12"
I appropriated an art deco pattern for the background in Triangle Pose.
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Limb to Limb: Shoulder Stand Fantasy (Sarvangasana)
Egg Tempera on Gesso Panel - 15" x 11"
Limb to Limb is also part of the Romantic series because it represents the romance between humans and nature. I also include it in the Yoga Mysteries series because it can be viewed as an interpretation or fantasy of Sarvangasana or Shoulder Stand pose.
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